Skype is a great tool for communication and it is a service that is used by both individuals and companies to make it easier to keep in touch. Many people have more than one Skype account – it makes sense to keep business and personal contacts separate – and it can be pain having to constantly switch between these accounts manually. Skype Launcher is a free tool that can help you to overcome this problem

The program is compatible with all versions of Windows from XP upwards, including 32- and 64-bit editions, and you can be working with Skype 3.x all the way up to 5.5. It enables you to sign into a number of Skype accounts at the same time and any accounts you have already configured in Skype should be automatically detected so you do not need to manually re-enter your usernames and passwords.

The program can be configured to start automatically with Windows, and you can place a slight delay on sign-ins to help avoid any potential problems. Used at its most basic, you may have little reason to investigate the app’s configuration screen, but if you do venture this way you’ll find s series of options that are poorly explained and all housed in an interface that is far from attractive.

Take care during the installation of Skype Launcher as there is bundled browser toolbar in the form of DealBulldog- just take care to select the Custom installation option so this can be unchecked. When you’ve spent the time getting the app set up to your liking, you can use the USB Export option to transfer them to other computers you may use and you can even use portable versions.

Verdict:

A handy, if unattractive, tool for anyone battling with more than one Skype account

There's a vast amount to learn, of course, and that's even before you start building your game. But there's plenty of documentation, tutorials, demos and sample projects to point you in the right direction.

The package is now entirely free, too - no annoying limitations, nag screens or anything else. Epic now only requires that you pay a 5% royalty after the first $3,000 of revenue per product per quarter. And even then, you "pay no royalty for film projects, contracting and consulting projects such as architecture, simulation and visualization."

8.48 brings:
- Optimized grass rendering and procedural foliage system preview
- Plugins available in Marketplace
- Improved accuracy for motion blur
- New Tone Mapper
- Support for all the latest VR hardware including Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Steam VR and HTC Vive, Leap Motion, and Sony's Project Morpheus for PlayStation 4
- "Scrubbable" network replays with rewind support and live time scrubbing
- Visualize the memory footprint of game assets in an interactive tree map UI